Grant Allen
Grant Allen was born in Canada in 1848. He moved with his family to the USA and then France, before settling in the UK. Allen was a professor in the UK and Jamaica, until he resigned in order to spend more of his time writing. His output was extremely varied, ranging from science fiction to feminism, from academic articles on evolution to detective stories.
His most-read work nowadays is his bestselling novel, ‘The Woman who Did’, about an unmarried mother – it caused a scandal at the time it was written. Allen died in 1899.
Articles by Grant Allen
The Thames Valley Catastrophe
AdvancedFiction
A nineteenth century equivalent of a disaster movie! A man's cycling holiday is interrupted by a natural catastrophe and terrifying escapes from near-death experiences as he tries to get home to save his family certain death. (4,020 words)